Teaching Center Play Fundamentals and Techniques Art Kehoe Miami Quarterback/Center Exchange Stance: Squared up.

up. Weight balanced and on inside edges Ball hand o Grip: up on the ball. Extend Neutral Zone as far as you can creates space between Defense and O Line. o JC reverse snap to get proper center grip Snap: Drive into qbs hands up and back as hard as you can it propels you. o QBs need to take snaps with all Center steps inorder to react to how ball is coming out. Work Cadence along with 1st steps w/ qb prepractice

Combos: Backside: 1 technique 1st step: PS short step 2nd step gather - Stay square guard will catch up Compass = keep you North/South staying square Avoid stepping out or back

1 on 1 Reach Technique: Reach 1 technique to ball side. Short steps. Get helmet across, shoulder and foot to playside #. The PS hand will come late but you have a chance. But SMALL step. Keep hands in tight not outside of shoulder pads. Hand outside, gives defender opportunity to get his hands inside and drive you back into backfield.

Outside Zone Technique: Vs 3 tech Covered Guy = shoot tech, shooting helmet across run off the ball and through the defenders outside #. Uncovered guy Helmet to Helmet technique. Step w/ ps foot, your helmet to defenders helmet and read from there. If helmet goes away, turn up. If helmet comes towards get helmet across, lock up and hook the guy.. If helmet stays (3 tech anchors down) help with the situation (bump off or move to 2nd level). Overtake, dont turn otherwise you will get holding penalties. Just get into him.

*** QB had to ride the center on reach blocks. Walkthrough, Half Speed, full speed.

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